India Reports 353,000 New COVID-19 Cases on 26th... Highest for 6 Consecutive Days

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Byung-hee] The number of new COVID-19 cases in India has surpassed 350,000, setting a new record for six consecutive days.

According to the Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on the 26th (local time), the daily new COVID-19 cases (aggregated by state over approximately 24 hours from the previous day) were recorded at 352,991 as of that morning.

India's new cases have broken the previous record for six consecutive days since the 21st, when 295,041 cases were reported.

The number of new deaths in India also reached a record high of 2,812 on the same day. The daily death toll has exceeded 2,000 for six consecutive days, with the total death count reaching 195,123.

Bengaluru, a southern IT hub city, is emerging as a new hotspot. The number of new cases in Bengaluru was 20,733. With a population of about 8.4 million, Bengaluru had only reported 200 to 300 cases daily as recently as early last month.

On the other hand, the number of new cases in the capital New Delhi and the economic center Mumbai, which had been surging recently, has somewhat decreased.

New Delhi reported 22,933 new cases on the day, slightly down from the peak of 28,395 on the 20th. Mumbai's new cases also dropped to 5,498, about half of the highest figure of 11,206 recorded on the 4th.

As of this day, approximately 141.9 million vaccine doses have been administered in India. About 22.6 million people have completed two doses of vaccination.

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